Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship

Academic year 2025

Amount Up to £7,000

Essex, South East England

If you're an international student, took your undergraduate degree overseas or in the UK and are self-funding your postgraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship worth up to £7,000, paid as a discount on your tuition fee. For eligible students with a UK degree, the amount of the award will be set at £2,000.

Country	Academic requirement	Scholarship award
Argentina	7.5/10	£4,000
Azerbaijan	Equivalent to UK 2.2 who graduate from institutions in Azerbaijan regardless of whether institution is Azeri	£4,000
Bahrain	CGPA 3.0/4.0 or above, or 75% or above	£4,000
Bangladesh	CGPA 3.2/4.0, or 60%, or B in a 4-year degree from a specified institution	£5,000
Brazil	75% or 7.5/10 or B+	£4,000
Bolivia	75% for students who graduate from private institutions, or 66% for students who graduate from public institutions	£4,000
Cambodia	CGPA 3.2/4.0 or above, or 80% or above, or B+ or above, or Very Good, in a 4 year undergraduate degree from the Royal University of Phnom Penh, the University of Cambodia, Pannasastra University of Cambodia, the Royal University of Agriculture, Zaman University, or Paragon International University	£4,000
Canada	A, or CGPA 3.5/4.00, or CGPA 8/9.00, or CPGA 9/10 or 85% (where pass mark is 60%), or 84% (where pass mark is 50%)	£3,000
Chile	75% or 6/7.00	£3,000
China	70% or 2/4.00 CGPA from Tier 1, 75% or 2.5/4.00 CGPA from Tier 2 universities	£2,500
Colombia	4/5.00	£6,000
Costa Rica	8/10	£4,000
Dominican Republic	85% or CGPA 3.50/4.00	£4,000
Ecuador	8/10	£4,000
El Salvador	7.5/10	£4,000
Guatemala	Public Universities 70% / Private Universities 80%	£4,000
Hong Kong	2:1, or CGPA 3.0/4.30 or above, or 78% or above	£2,000
India	Tier 2 60% or CGPA 6.5/10 or CGPA 2.6/4	£3,000
India	Tier 1 55% or CGPA 6/10 or CGPA 2.4/4	£4,000
Indonesia	CGPA 3.0/4.00 or above	£6,000
Iran	14/20	£4,500
Japan	B or CGPA 2.5/4.00	£4,000
Jordan	CGPA 3.0/4.0 or above, or B or above, or 76% or above	£3,000
Kazakhstan	5 (excellent) or 3.75/4.0, or 4/4.33, or 4.0/5.0	£3,000
Lebanon	16/20, or 80% or CGPA 2.80/4.00	£3,000
Malaysia	First class, or CGPA 3.25/4.00 or above	£4,000
Mexico	80% or CGPA 8/10	£4,000
Nepal	70% (first division) or CGPA 3.50/4.00	£7,000
Nepal	65% (first division) or CGPA 3/4.00	£5,000
Nicaragua	80%	£4,000
Norway	B	£3,000
Pakistan	65% or above, where pass mark is 33%, or 70% or above, where pass mark is 50%, or 80% or above where the pass mark is 60%, or CGPA 3.00 or above	£5,000
Pakistan	63% or above, where pass mark is 33%, or 65% or above, where pass mark is 50%, or 75% or above where the pass mark is 60%, or CGPA 2.90 or above	£4,000
Panama	B or 81%	£4,000
Paraguay	80% or 4/5.00	£4,000
Peru	15/20	£4,000
Philippines	CGPA 1.75/ 5.00 (where degree completed at the University of Philippines or University of Santo Tomas, on or before 2021). CGPA 3.00/ 4.00 (where degree completed at Ateneo de Manila University or De La Salle University, on or before 2021). CGPA 1.75 or below/ 5.00, or CGPA 3.0 or above/ 4.00 (where degree completed at any other institution, from 2022 onwards)	£4,000
Russia	CGPA 4.5 or above	£2,000
Sri Lanka	70% or A (where degree awarded before 2010), or B+ or CGPA 3.30 (where degree awarded after 2010)	£7,000
Sri Lanka	55% or B (where degree awarded before 2010), or B or CGPA 3.00 (where degree awarded after 2010)	£5,000
South Korea	B+ or CGPA 3.00/ 4.00 or above, or CGPA 3.20/ 4.50 or above	£4,000
Taiwan	70% (national institution), 75% (other institution)	£4,000
Thailand	Undergraduate degree awarded by the following institutions only - Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, King Mongkut's University of Technology, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Mai University, Thammasat University, Kasetsart University CGPA 2.8 or above, or 68% (in a Law degree awarded by Thammasat University) CGPA 2.55 or above, or 65.5% (in a Law degree awarded by Thammasat University)	£5,000 £4,000
Thailand	Undergraduate degree awarded by all other institutions (those not noted above) CGPA 3.5 or above CGPA 3.0 or above	£5,000 £4,000
Turkey	CGPA 3.00/4.00 or above OR 75%	£4,000
Uruguay	8.5/12	£4,000
USA	CGPA 3.25/4.00 or above	£3,000
Venezuela	15/20	£4,000
Vietnam	CGPA 8/10 or above or CGPA 3.5/4.00 or above	£7,000
Vietnam	CGPA 7/10 or above or CGPA 3/4.00 or above	£5,000

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must:

Be overseas fee payers and
Be entirely self-funded, and;
Be ordinarily resident in one of the countries specified in the table above and;
Have an undergraduate degree (or Masters degree) awarded by an institution based in one of the countries listed in the table above and
Have met the academic requirement for that country, as specified in the table above.
If eligible, the amount you will be awarded is the scholarship award for your country of ordinary residence and not the country your degree is from (if this is different).
If you are ordinarily resident in one of the countries listed below but have taken your undergraduate degree in the UK and achieved a 2:1 or above – you will also be eligible for this scholarship. The amount awarded will be based on the country where you are ordinarily resident.
Applicants will not be eligible an award based on holding a Masters degree from the UK.
Students must have been awarded an undergraduate degree (this includes integrated Masters degrees) with the grade specified or above. A Pass grade in a Masters degree from any of the countries listed in the table above (excluding the UK) can be taken to compensate for a lower Bachelors grade.
Students must register at the University of Essex in October 2025 or January 2026 for the first year of a full-time Masters course in academic year 2025-26 only, leading to the degree of: Ì¶ MA, MFA, MSc, LLM, MPP, MBM, MRes, MBA.
This scholarship is available for the first year of taught Masters study only.
Successful applicants should be available for promotional activities.

Students who are not eligible

The following students are NOT eligible for the Academic Excellence International Masters Scholarship regardless of meeting the above criteria:

Students who are fully or partly sponsored.
Students studying:
- a course that is normally delivered wholly online by Kaplan Open Learning, operating as University of Essex Online.
- a course below Masters level at the University of Essex: including, but not limited to, Graduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas, Postgraduate Certificates, and Postgraduate Diplomas.
Students studying courses that are classed as research degrees: including, but not limited to, MPhil, MAD, MSD.
Students awarded the scholarship who defer entry to following academic years will not be eligible to receive the award and will be considered in line with the terms and conditions that apply in the new proposed year of entry.
The award cannot be held in conjunction with any other University of Essex scholarships, including the University of Essex alumni loyalty discount.
Students who are joining Essex through a link agreement which includes a discounted fee or eligible for a Global Partner Scholarship. In this case, where a student is also eligible for this award, we will apply the award which is greater in value.
University of Essex International College (UEIC) Pathway students.
Current students whose first year of Postgraduate study at the University of Essex was prior to academic year 2025-26.

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